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Scams targeting immigrants take advantage of fears around immigration status and deportation

Scams targeting immigrants take advantage of fears around immigration status and deportation

by Atmika Iyer | Jun 10, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.”  Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards...
Senate Committee Sounds Alarm on HHS Cuts Impacting Native Health Services

Senate Committee Sounds Alarm on HHS Cuts Impacting Native Health Services

by Erin Drumm | Jun 10, 2025 | Topics

WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday sounded the alarm on slashed budgets and cut jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services having a devastating effect on Native communities. In March, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced...
White House visit showcased Ohio State’s Philly connections

White House visit showcased Ohio State’s Philly connections

by Erin Drumm | Jun 10, 2025 | Topics

WASHINGTON – On the White House lawn, the United States Marine Corps Band played We Are the Champions and President Donald J. Trump welcomed Downingtown native Will Howard and the Ohio State football team to the White House on April 14 to celebrate its 2024 national...
TRUMP VOWS TO MAKE THE U.S. ‘RICH, HEALTHY, AND RELIGIOUS’ AS POLL NUMBERS CRATER

TRUMP VOWS TO MAKE THE U.S. ‘RICH, HEALTHY, AND RELIGIOUS’ AS POLL NUMBERS CRATER

by Erin Drumm | Jun 10, 2025 | Topics

During the first White House National Day of Prayer of his second term, President Donald Trump said he is making America “rich, healthy, and religious again.”Trump’s approval ratings have dropped sharply since he returned to the White House and stand at 42% after his...
Commemoration of Tiananmen Square keeps focus on Chinese Communist Party

Commemoration of Tiananmen Square keeps focus on Chinese Communist Party

by Leonardo Pini | Jun 5, 2025 | Foreign Affairs, National Security

WASHINGTON–On June. 4, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted its annual candlelight vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.  During the  Spring and Summer of 1989, the Chinese government cracked down on student-led protests that demanded...
AI Spurs Agricultural Innovation but Faces Challenges Amid Funding Cuts

AI Spurs Agricultural Innovation but Faces Challenges Amid Funding Cuts

by Huiyan Li | Jun 4, 2025 | Business & Tech, Environment, Featured, Food, Topics

WASHINGTON––Emerging uses of AI are transforming innovation in agricultural chemicals, helping to increase food production. However, experts told a House subcommittee on May 20 that the core of AI-driven innovation happens at universities, which now face threats from...
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